Reza Khanzadeh, a 19-year-old Kurdish Kormanj and a resident of Esfarayen County in Razavi Khorasan Province, is another of those killed in the nationwide protests who lost his life during the street crackdown. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Reza Khanzadeh was targeted by direct live gunfire from […]
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According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, at around 9:00 p.m., the family of Yousef Bakhshi found his body on the street; he had lost a large amount of blood and had been directly shot in the heart. The family immediately transferred him to the hospital, […]
Bijan Ebrahimi, a 31-year-old Kurdish citizen from the village of Tuy, a dependency of Esfarayen County, and the father of two children, is one of those killed during the nationwide protests in this city. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, January 7, 2026, Bijan Ebrahimi, a 31-year-old citizen, […]
Pooya Rostami and Abbas Zeynali, two young Kurdish Kurmanji men from Esfarayen, are among those killed during the nationwide protests in this city after being directly shot by government forces during the crackdown. According to Kolbarnews, Pooya Rostami, 25, and Abbas Zeynali, who was under 25 years old, were directly […]
Asmar Hamidi, an artist and cultural activist from Maneh-Samalqan in North Khorasan Province, has been arrested by security forces and taken to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, 29 November 2025, Asmar Hamidi, an artist and cultural activist from Maneh-Samalqan in North Khorasan Province, was arrested by security […]
Military forces have arrested a Baloch Sukhtbar and set an excessively high bail for his release. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, military forces in the city of Shusef, located in South Khorasan Province, arrested a Baloch Sukhtbar identified as Zaher Barahouei on charges related to Sukhtbari. Reports […]
The Director of Education in Neyshabur has reported that 720 children at the primary level in this county have been deprived of schooling. According to Kolbarnews, quoting Mehr News Agency, Ebrahim Heidari stated: “This year, 44,789 primary school students have been registered in Neyshabur, of which 6,673 are first-grade entrants. […]
Over the past five days, Iranian authorities have forcibly deported more than 72,000 Afghan migrants. According to Kolbarnews, in the past five days, Iranian authorities have forcibly deported more than 72,000 undocumented Afghan nationals through the Dogharoun border crossing in Razavi Khorasan province. according to Hussein Jamshidi, the governor of […]
On September 21st, a heartbreaking event shocked society. An explosion at a coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan province, resulted in the death of 54 miners and injuries to 61 others. The “Madanjoo” mine, one of the largest privately-owned coal mines, employs about 1,500 miners and extracts 400,000 tons of […]
At least 52 workers were killed in an explosion at the Tabas coal mine. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Saturday, September 21, 2024, an explosion occurred at the Tabas coal mine due to a methane gas leak, resulting in the death of at least 52 workers, with others […]